Welp, you can put me in the "me too" category. My 2008 CX-7 is currently sitting at the dealer. I was told bad compression in #1 cylinder. I am looking at a massive repair bill after just having dropped thousands on this car over last summer to do the VVT and seals. I have a call into Mazda...
Lara, car looks great. Nice to see it stay in CT. Any plans?
As for the rubbing... Mine rubs a little bit on the stock suspension if the tire pressure is low and I have three big people in the car with me. Keeping tires on my car has been a trick.
Just replaced my low beam on my 2008 cx-7 and had a couple of comments. I did take off the wheelwell cover. It made it much easier. After pulling off the rubber boot there is a spring that latches into place. If I could have seen this from the top I probably could have released the spring...
Bunch of maintenance over the long weekend.
Did the 3M fuel system clean kit. Changed the oil, air filter, cabin air filter.
Noticed a tire going bad - replaced it + alignment.
This car seems hard to keep tires on it. I do not even drive that hard.
A friend (Audi owner) of mine who is going to the LRP event just emailed me this...
https://www.scda1.com/events/detail_by_id/43474079
Looks like Mazda owners get 10% off.